Articles by Jonah McKeown
The mighty Mississippi was once named ‘River of the Immaculate Conception.’ Here’s why
Dec 4, 2022 / 08:00 am“Immaculate” is not a word most people would use to describe the Mississippi River’s famously muddy waters. But Father Jacques Marquette was not most people.
Vermont to allow religious schools to use state assistance after settling lawsuit
Dec 2, 2022 / 16:15 pmState and local government officials agreed that Vermont’s exclusion of religious private schools from the program is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
Indiana AG files legal complaint against abortion doctor who performed a minor’s abortion
Dec 1, 2022 / 15:15 pmIndiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has asked the state’s medical licensing board to discipline the doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim.
The Vatican says it’s been hacked — again
Nov 30, 2022 / 14:00 pmA Vatican spokesman said Wednesday that the Holy See has taken down its main vatican.va website amid an apparent attempt to hack the site.
Senate passes same-sex marriage bill, sending it back to the House
Nov 29, 2022 / 17:01 pmThe present bill would not require any state to allow same-sex couples to marry, but would require states to recognize marriages contracted in other states.
Pope Francis: Benedict XVI was ‘leader’ in responding to sexual abuse
Nov 28, 2022 / 16:30 pmPope Francis said his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was a leader in “taking responsibility” and responding with transparency to clerical sexual abuse.
Not just for students: Here’s what adults can expect at SEEK23 in St. Louis
Nov 25, 2022 / 09:00 amThe upcoming Fellowship of Catholic University Students national conference is expected to draw 20,000 people to St. Louis on Jan. 2–6, 2023.
Emails raise questions about Philadelphia children’s hospital transgender surgeries on minors
Nov 23, 2022 / 14:30 pmIn a 2017 email, a doctor at the transgender clinic at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said she was not aware of any medical studies at the time that supported the irreversible surgeries the clinic had been performing on minors, public records show.
FDA should limit access to ‘dangerous’ chemical abortion drugs, doctors argue in lawsuit
Nov 22, 2022 / 10:00 amA group of doctors and medical organizations argue in a federal lawsuit that the FDA “chose politics over science.”
Divine Mercy shrine at Catholic parish in Wisconsin defaced with graffiti
Nov 22, 2022 / 06:00 amA photo shared on social media by Father Donald Calloway shows green spray-painted graffiti on one of the exterior granite shrines near the entrance to the church.
‘Shame, remorse, sympathy’: Maryland AG seeks to release major report on sexual abuse
Nov 18, 2022 / 12:30 pmAttorney General Brian Frosh said his office had compiled the information given by the archdiocese and gathered from interviews into a 456-page report.
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U.S. bishops say religious freedom protections in same-sex marriage bill are ‘insufficient’
Nov 17, 2022 / 17:00 pmThe nation’s Catholic bishops reaffirmed the Church’s teaching on marriage after a majority of U.S. Senators voted for a bill to recognize same-sex marriages.
Lay Catholic hospital chaplains look forward to newly-translated book of prayers for the sick
Nov 17, 2022 / 07:00 amThe U.S. bishops are moving forward with plans to create a new resource for laypeople who work among the sick.
Senate advances same-sex marriage bill amid religious freedom concerns
Nov 16, 2022 / 17:00 pmThe “Respect for Marriage Act,” if ultimately signed into law by President Joe Biden, would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
Baltimore’s Archbishop Lori elected VP of bishops’ conference
Nov 15, 2022 / 13:13 pmArchbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, one of the U.S. bishops’ strongest voices on the pro-life issue, was elected vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a 143-96 vote on Tuesday.
Why Baltimore? Here’s the reason U.S. bishops meet there every year
Nov 15, 2022 / 06:00 amSince 2006, the bishops’ fall assembly has been held in Baltimore.
A new book of prayers for laypeople ministering to the sick could be on its way
Nov 13, 2022 / 10:00 amThe bishops are considering publishing a new prayer book for laypeople who want to minister to the sick, especially when a priest is unavailable.
Denver Archdiocese defends gender identity policy for schools
Nov 11, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe Archdiocese of Denver is defending its guidance on sexual identity in Catholic schools after an article on the policy was published earlier this week.
Weed on the ballot: two states legalize recreational marijuana while three reject it
Nov 9, 2022 / 13:45 pmVoters in Maryland and Missouri said yes to ballot measures legalizing marijuana for recreational use, while voters in Arkansas and the Dakotas rejected them.
Republican Vance declared winner in close U.S. Senate race in Ohio
Nov 8, 2022 / 21:37 pmRepublican J.D. Vance, a Catholic convert, will assume public office for the first time in January after defeating Rep. Tim Ryan, a fellow Catholic, in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race on Tuesday.